Center for International Environmental Law

The climate talks, #COP31, begin on Monday in Antalya 🇹🇷. After 30 years of climate negotiations, it is time to confront a fundamental question:

How can we move from dialogue to action when the rules themselves allow a handful of countries to block progress?

At the climate summit #COP31 in Antalya 🇹🇷, President Lula was crystal clear: “A lack of consensus must not become an obstacle to progress.”

We couldn't agree more. After three decades of negotiations, COP31 must address the structural barriers holding back climate progress.

At the opening of #COP31, a group of States claiming to be committed to advancing more ambitious climate action [#HighAmbitionCoalition] released a statement on overshoot [aka: breaching the 1.5 limit of the global warming threshold].

READ: lnkd.in/p/e2RD9Hmz

#COP31: It’s day 3 in Antalya!

World leaders are arriving, the ministerial meetings are underway & the negotiations are warming up. The planet, unfortunately, has been warming up for quite some time. Time for leaders to catch up.

A 🧵on what to watch today [while we queue] 👇

Starting now at #COP31: Together with @coe, @Youth_Forum, we will discuss how effective protection of the right to a #HealthyEnvironmentForAll in Europe could strengthen climate action & better defend people & the planet.

📍 Side Event Room 1 – GORDIYON

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